Cary Harwood

Research & expertise

Longwall Secondary Support, Non-Destructive Testing of Underground Mine Ventilation Seals

Courses

• MINE 1044 Space Mining
• MINE 4635 Mining Engineering Capstone
• MINE 4636 Mining Engineering Capstone

Publications

• “Assessment of Sonic Waves and Tracer Gases as Non-Destructive Testing Methods to Evaluate the Condition and Integrity of In-Situ Underground Mine Seals”, K. Brashear, K. Luxbacher, E. Westman, C. Harwood, B. Lusk, and W. Weitzel, SME Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 2014.
• “Geolocation for Underground Coal Mining Applications:  Classification of Systems and Limitations”, S. Schafrik, C. Dietrich, and C. Harwood, SME Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 2014.
• “Assessment of Technology for Non-Destructive Testing of In-Situ Underground Mine Seals: Update of GPR Systems”, C. Harwood, B. Lusk, K. Luxbacher, and W. Weitzel, SME Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 2014
• “Non-Destructive Testing of In-Situ Underground Mine Seals:  Technology Assessment Update”, C. Harwood, K. Luxbacher, B. Lusk, and E. Westman, ICSMRI 2013, London, England, October 2013.
• “Non-Destructive Testing of In-Situ Underground Mine Seals: Initial Technology Assessment.” C. Harwood, K. Luxbacher, and E. Westman, The Australian Mine Ventilation Conference 2013, AusIMM, Adelaide, Australia, July 2013.
• “Evaluation Method for Underground Coal Mine Communication and Tracking Systems”, C. Harwood, M. Karmis, K. Luxbacher, and S. Shafrik, AusIMM Future Mining 2011, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia, November 2011.
• “Optimizing Secondary Tailgate Support Selection” C. Harwood, C. Haycocks, M. Karmis, and J. Luo, 15^th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1996.

Education

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1994
• M.S. Mining Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1996
• Ph.D. Mining Engineering, Virginia Tech, in progress